To the Water
The sun was rising on the horizon line, the red clashing with the dark blue hue that was the night sky. Observing this clash of the heavens was Vyle the Venomheart, standing on his new ship which he just acquired from Iggy. It was a tough transaction without Smash there, so Vyle had to pay a nominal fee. You see, Iggy doesn't like people who stare at his hobbit…I mean hump.
So, after getting away from Iggy with a ship and his body intact, he started his journey to get the ship to the northern docks. It was a difficult task, seeing as he was only one Iksar trying to ready a ship to sail, even if it is a 5 minute ride.
But, after 30 minutes of readying the sails and such, he made his way to the northern docks to pick up the supplies and crew. Low and behold, upon arriving, he saw all his hired crew members and supplies lying on the dock. He pulled in and let the crew get to work.
Vyle jumped down onto the dock and walked over to Smash who was sitting on a very large crate.
"Smash, what's the status on the supplies?"
"Well, we've got enough provisions to last a long while in case we give chase to the pirates." He signaled over to a bunch of barrels and crates being loaded on the boat. They were labeled with crude drawings of their contents, like the head of a pig or chicken, etc. "We also have enough weapons to arm a large militia." He said, signaling to a large pile of weapons, ranging from swords to spears. "And lastly, we got…" he lowered his voice to a whisper. "The Big One…" A large smile erupted over his face, as he patted the box he was sitting on.
"So that's what's in there?" Vyle said, looking at the box in awe.
"Yup, the biggest cannon money can buy!" He hopped off the box and landed on the dock, a minor shockwave followed. Smash grabbed the front side of the box and pried it off with his bare hands. Vyle's eyes widened as he saw what was inside of the box.
"There she is! Ain't she beautiful?" Vyle nodded, drool starting to fall from his mouth. "This is the BFG of all cannons! Four barrels, rapid fire and net launcher functions, flamethrower, and harpoon gun." He slapped it and a deafening sound issued from the cannon as it launched its pre-loaded harpoon into a nearby building, just barely missing the ship. "Anyway, I call her Sheila!" Vyle wiped the drool from his mouth and stared at Smash.
"You named our cannon Sheila?"
"Yup."
"I can't find a non-cliché way to respond to this."
"It's OK Sheila," Smash said, petting the gargantuan gun. "He didn't mean anything by it…" Vyle slapped his hand against his head and went to get Souris. He found her in a matter of minutes, sitting on the railing of the ship.
"Souris!" He called up to her "You ready to depart?"
"You know it!"